Helping Oklahoma Foster and Adoptive Families Thrive
Equipping children and caregivers impacted by foster and adoption with practical support, evidence-based caregiver education, and therapy scholarships, so families heal, grow, and build strong relationships.
Even the most loving families need support.
Children who join a family through foster, kinship, or adoption often carry early experiences of loss, instability, or trauma that shape how they respond to the world. Caregivers can face behaviors and emotions that standard parenting strategies do not resolve, because the behavior is rarely the real issue. It usually signals something beneath the surface such as fear, grief, or a need for safety.
The right help is hard to find and often expensive. No family should navigate the challenges of foster, kinship, or adoption care alone. Abide Family Support connects families to the support, tools, and resources they need to heal, strengthen connection, and find hope.
ABOUT ABIDE FAMILY SUPPORT
Supporting families navigating foster and adoption journeys.
Mission
To promote healing and hope in children and their families navigating foster care and adoption through physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual support.
Vision
To equip families impacted by foster care and adoption to thrive together through loving and healthy connections.
OUR APPROACH
Abiding
Our foundation is abiding in Christ first, and then from that place we invest in our family.
Whole-Family
When families grow through foster care, kinship, or adoption, everyone is part of the journey. We are here to support the whole family.
Strengthening Connections
Healthy families are built on secure, loving relationships, and we equip caregivers to strengthen those bonds.
Community
Strong support takes a community. Community makes it possible to provide the resources foster and adoptive families need.
OUR STORY
Families find healing and hope through faith, education, therapeutic resources, and community
Sheryl Klenovich knows this journey firsthand. As a mom through both birth and adoption, she has lived the unique joys and challenges that accompany building a family through adoption. Along the way, she watched her own family struggle before finding the resources that helped bring healing and deeper connection.
"We are far from perfect, but now we have the tools to build the connected and loving home we always wanted."
Experiencing that transformation firsthand changed everything. Sheryl felt God calling her to help make those same resources accessible to other families. What began as a personal journey became a mission to help other families experience the healing, hope, and connection her own family had found. Abide Family Support was founded in 2026 in response to that calling, helping families impacted by foster care and adoption access the support and resources they need to build strong, lasting homes.
Sheryl Klenovich
Founder
PROGRAMS
Resources for foster, kinship, and adoptive families.
Coming fall 2026
Abide Caregivers Classes
Circle of Security Parenting classes help caregivers better understand their child’s emotional needs and build secure, lasting relationships. Through practical tools and reflection, caregivers learn how to respond in ways that strengthen connection and trust. Classes meet in small groups for eight weekly sessions and are hosted by local church and community partners.
Coming in 2027
Abide Healing Scholarships
Therapy scholarships help families access specialized therapeutic services that foster healing, growth, and stronger family relationships. Scholarship funds are paid directly to trusted therapeutic partners, making vital support more accessible. Your generosity helps ensure that healing resources are available when families need them most.
An invitation to Tulsa area churches:
Families impacted by foster care and adoption are already sitting in your congregation. By partnering with AFS, your church can host caregiver classes, sponsor specialized therapy for children, and create opportunities for families to find connection and community. All without adding another program for your staff to manage.
Let’s talk about how your church can get involved.
Current
Partners:
LOCATION
Serving Tulsa, Oklahoma, and surrounding communities
AFS serves foster, adoptive, and kinship families throughout Tulsa and the surrounding communities, with caregiver classes hosted through local community partners across the area. As we grow, we hope to expand access to families across Oklahoma.
WHAT WE STAND FOR
AFS Core Values
Abiding
We believe abiding in Christ transforms followers to reflect God's love.
- John 15:1-17
- 1 John 3:23-24
- 1 John 4:13-16
Presence
We believe offering loving presence in relationships cultivates trust, safety, and healthy connections.
- Exodus 33:14-15
- Psalm 139:7-10
- Matthew 1:23
- Matthew 28:20
Healing
We believe healing involves tending to the whole person — mind, body, and spirit.
- Psalm 103.3
- Psalm 147:3
- Psalm 30:2
- Mark 3:10
- 1 Peter 2:24
Hope
We believe hope rooted in the Lord leads to peace and joy.
- Psalm 62:5
- Psalm 119:114
- Jeremiah 29:11-13
- Romans 5:1-5
- Romans 15:13
Humility
We believe the posture of humility facilitates growth and connection.
- Psalm 25:9
- Micah 6:8
- Philippians 2:3-8
- Colossians 3:12-14
- 1 Peter 5:5b-7
Endurance
We believe endurance is possible through relying on God and remembering those who have gone before us in faith.
- Romans 15:4-6
- 2 Corinthians 1:6,9
- James 1:2-4
- 2 Peter 1:5-7
- Hebrews 12:1-3
WHAT WE STAND FOR
Connect with Abide Family Support
Our goal is to provide the support and resources foster and adoptive families need to thrive together. We invite you to reach out, and our team will be in contact with you soon.
- info@abidefamily.org
- (539) 444-9231
- 5401 S Harvard Ave, Ste 385, Tulsa, OK 74135